昨日(14日)我国卫生部证实本地再增加九起新型冠状病毒确诊病例。本地累计确诊病例至67起,累计治愈出院病例17起。 其中一名在私人医院百汇班台(Parkway Pantai)工作的61岁麻醉师也被感染。根据卫生部文告,他是第59起病例,近期未曾到过中国,且与其他已知病例无关联。 他也是迄今为止首名感染新冠病毒的本地医务人员。 他是在本月7日才出现症状,并在10日前往斐瑞医院(Farrer Park Hospital)急诊部。12日他再前往伊丽莎白医院,并于隔日被送往国家传染病中心,13日确诊。他在出现症状后就没有上班,除了前往就诊就一直待在Wilkinson路的住处。 据了解,在电话采访中他向《海峡时报》透露,他是在上周五出现发烧症状,且没有咳嗽或喉咙痛。至于前一天还好好的。 麻醉医生:不清楚如何被感染 一开始他以为是骨痛热症,就前往医院检查,但结果呈阴性。但周三体温仍很高,就前往伊丽莎白医院检查,不幸的是隔日就被告知确诊而被送往隔离。 而记者询及该名麻醉师是如何感染病毒,他也表示完全不清楚。他的妻子则补充,他已长达一年多都没有去过中国,也不曾与目前已知的确诊病例有接触。 第60起病例 第60起病例是51岁女公民,近期未到过中国,与神召会恩典堂感染群有关联。她是在8日出现症状并前往就医,于12日前往国家传染病中心并立即被隔离。入院前住在位于宏茂桥三道的住处和前往东陵的神召会恩典堂。 第61起病例 第61起病例同样与神召会恩典堂有关,是57岁男公民,近期未到过中国。他是在6日出现症状,并在同日和8日前往诊所求医。9日前往黄廷芳医院求医、以及11和12日前往综合诊所。他在13日确诊。 在入院前大部分时间住在位于裕廊西64街的住处,除了有一日前往Legacy Office Supplies公司上班。 第62起病例 第62起病例是44岁女公民,近期未到过中国,与神召会恩典堂有关。 她在9日出现症状,隔日前往诊所求医,在12日到中央医院并立即被隔离。在入院前除了前往就诊大部分时间住在位于丹戎巴葛路的住处。 第63至67起病例 63起:54岁女公民,近期未到过中国,与神召会恩典堂有关。 64起:50岁男公民,近期未到过中国 65起:61岁女公民,近期未到过中国,她是第50(64岁星展集团职员)和第55起病例(30岁,曾到毛广岛工作)的家属。 66起:28岁男公民,近期未到过中国,与神召会恩典堂有关。...
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